by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
The Wind
Language: English
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A wind is blowing over my soul, I hear it cry the whole night through — Is there no peace for me on earth Except with you? Alas, the wind has made me wise, Over my naked soul it blew, — There is no peace for me on earth Even with you.
Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "The Wind" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gregg Kallor (b. 1978), "The Wind", 2015, first performed 2015 [ voice and piano ], from Sara Teasdale songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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